Over the next few days, Kovishik slept until late every day, yet the person he wanted to dream of never appeared again. Feeling dejected, he went to the Nobility Academy to clear his head, only to discover that everyone there was discussing the AHgAs inspector who had emerged out of nowhere that night.
Kovishik became interested, but after listening for a while, the others' words stung him. For some reason, whenever they talked about that inspector, they had to mention that she was a woman—and only when people looked back did they realize that nearly all inspectors appointed by AHgAs had been women. It was just that they had not stood out much before, so no one had noticed.
Kovishik had endured it for a long time, but finally exploded during one conversation, unable to bear it any longer. He pointed out that constantly emphasizing someone's gender was an insult to the strong.
"A true hero is both male and female!" Kovishik argued loudly.
Those resounding words happened to reach the ears of another reporter present. So the next day, when Stella visited Hesta's apartment and they sat around eating breakfast together, she saw the headline on her phone—"Jane Hesta: A Tough Hermaphroditic Hero"—and sprayed half a mouthful of coffee.
"What the hell is this shit?!" Stella screamed. Then, coming back to herself, she hurriedly explained to everyone at the table, "Ah, I wasn't talking about your coffee!"
Victoria silently pulled out several napkins and pushed them over. Stella snatched them up and haphazardly wiped the table in front of her, her eyes never leaving the screen as she skimmed through the entire article.
"Oh my God, oh my God," she kept saying. "How long was I gone... what did I miss?"
"We're moving tomorrow. Do you want to come